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Helen Sunnafrank, Retires £After 43 Years at Library IBy ROSE McAFKE Librarians in 1934, she has She added that her real ^“I’m a book lover and I also worked continuously at the regret was in leaving thelove people. “Miss Helen library. library in worse condition than lvSunnafrank, head librarian at “I have never wanted to work when she came. Lack of suf-Guernsey County Library for anywhere else,” Miss Sun* ficient funds has been a major manv vears said in discussing nafrank said, “Not even for problem, she said, noting that her retirement, which is ef- ‘ore money.” operation funding is only $5,000fective at the end of closing time Deeply moved and admitted more than 10 years ago, while w today she doesn’t like to leave, she eosts have risen more rapidly. bHer tenure at the local facility said, “My life has been here. ;* Revenue has not increased ^extends back to high school don t invest this much of with costs, she said,days, but since graduation from your life without leaving it with Miss Sunnafrank lias seen Chautauqua (N.Y.) School for regret.” many changes and additions tothe library, including the use of WPA help during depression years, beginning county branches, adding a film library in 1950, and establishment of the Bookmobile service in 1958.Miss Sunnafrank says her 434 years as a full-time staffer at the Library have been h rewarding ones. She began c while still in high school (19261 [\ and continued through the g ranks as shelf girl, filing and ^ desk clerk, and later operated g the South Side and East s Cambridge branches as well as County branches. tiShe mentioned some of the p services offered such as use of j the Finle room which has v much historical data, early i books on Indians and railroads \ and genealogical material. Copy machine service was j initiated eight years ago and is i used extensively by many t persons. ^“I have been fortunate in having wonderful boards of f trustees with whom to work,” | Miss Sunnafrank said. | “Through the years, as changes ] were made. I’ve had perfect ! cooperation from the trustees.” lt;Her constant companion has lt;been Chang, her 10 year old combination ( hihuaha-Peki-ngese who goes to the library ■ w ith her daily lt;as he has for the past six vearsl will miss it too.Her ow n plans are to continue to work for the library, “I can 1 do many things from my home that 1 didn’t have time to do here,’ she noted.Since she has hobbies and is (( ontinued on Page 131FINISHING I P — Miss Helen Sunnafrank, whose retirement as head librarian at Guernsey County IJbrary becomes effective at closing time today, looks over some of her much loved hooks as she winds up activities. Chang, her 10-year old dog, is pictured with her. not realizing that he too is “retiring.” He has come to work with Miss Sunnafrank for the past six years, remaining in her basement office while she worked. —Photo by Greg Parks
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Cambridge Daily Jeffersonian
Cambridge, Ohio, US
Fri, Sep 28, 1973
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